All people want and need to be Heard, Seen and Loved (H-S-L) — in that order. When the “H-S-L” need is thwarted — mischief occurs, and we experience suffering (anxiety, discontent, . . . ) as signaled by fear and reacted to as forms of anger.

The HIMP research program develops and manages a portfolio of “relation-centered” transformational projects that are intended to develop optimal physical and emotional-social-cultural-cognitive-organizational (ESCCO) outcomes. The “relation-centered” engagement strategy focuses on mastery development participants that are directly impacted by the transformational projects. It supports their active involvement in decision-making — particularly regarding individual and group-level behavioral interventions, norms, and outcomes. The characteristics of the relation-centered engagement approach are that it is respectful of and responsive to both individual and group preferences, needs, and values, and ensures that participants' values guide all intervention decisions. The experience of relation-centered engagement is one of transparency, individualization within multiple group/cultural identities, recognition, respect, dignity, agency, involvement in behavioral intervention policies, access and support, and information. This relation-centered research focuses on improving outcomes, satisfaction rates, and participant-researcher interactions by developing and employing measurable emotional-social-cultural-cognitive-organizational behavioral skills.

The current HIMP team roster includes polymaths, current and former US Olympian and/or National Team members, and military and education experts. The HIMP also interfaces with Sunyata Group health and wellness research and intervention programs that have developed frameworks, architectures, and behavioral dynamics models to explain critical issues and improve healthcare and social wellness system in North America, Europe, and India. These efforts led to an invitation by Nobel Laureate Dr. Lee Hartwell to participate in the 2007 Pacific Health Summit. New wellness research is being initiated to investigate the efficacy of adaptive therapeutic yoga combined with community-building for improving quality-of-life of geriatric, chronic pain, and disabled sample populations.
We believe in the power of the cultivation of multiple intelligences, multiple perspectives, multiple perceptions, and multiple trace memories — to positively forward the evolution of human consciousness. It is our hope that by collectively working at the edge of the evolution of human consciousness, we can emerge creative solutions and greater strength of purpose.

We believe that a global economy must be based on the latest organizational development tools including whole systems design and meetings that encourage participation by the rules of gracious space and compassionate behavior.

An underlying principle for our work is the centrality of the “Community” for addressing extinction-level and/or critical issues — particularly around the areas of social justice, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability.

Another underlying principle for this work is the use of “Compassion” as the foundation for our relationships and our work.

Our final underlying principle for this work is that we discover and promote a true value proposition for each Stakeholder in this endeavor — something that is based on having their needs met most effectively and efficiently by working together in “Solidarity”, with a community-centered focus, and with compassion as the “business practice”.

This is news space is an invitation for you to experience some of the kind of interactions that we are imagining and to enlist collective wisdom for our endeavor. We have designed programs that include relationship building, self-organizing, and wisdom sharing.

What issues, from your perspective, are important and have some readiness and would benefit from compassionate support from people in other sectors?